Improvement in globe-valve cocks



UNITED STATES Pari-nvr UFFICI-3.

IMPROVEMENT IN GLOBE-VALVE COCKS. "j

Specification forming'part of Letters Patent No. 46,685, dated March 7, 1865.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that 1, F. LUNKENHEIMER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and 1mproved Globe-Valve Cock; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l represents a central section of this' invention, the line a: x, Fig. 2, indicating the plane of section. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view ot' the same. l

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

1n grinding the valve, in a globe-valve of the ordinary construction, the nut has to be unscrewed in order to be able to turn the valve in the seat, and when the nut is unscrewed there is nothing to guide the stem, and the operation of grinding is uncertain and difficult. It' the nut is made separate from the stuffing-box, the construction isrendered complicated, and during the operation ot grinding the valve-spindle is liable to turn iny the nut, giving to the valve a rising aud falling motion, which prevents it from grinding in its seat.

In my improved valve the turning of the spindle in its nut is prevented by the stuffingboX, and as soon as the cap is removed the valve can be ground down with the greatest ease. This defect has been sought to be correctedby making the nut fitting on the valve-spindle separate from the stuffing-box. The nut is provided with a flange, which bears on a shoulder in the body or shell ofthe valve, being held down by a cap, the upper or outer part of which is bored out to receive the stufng-box. By this arrangement the construction of the valve is rendered complicated and the number of joints is increased, but the difficulty sought to be overcome is not avoided. In grinding the valve the spindle turns in the nut, there being nothing to hold the latter, and the valve rises and falls the same as in the ordinary valve, or if the valve is pressed down in its seat the nut assumes a spiral motion which interferes with the grinding operation.

All these difficulties are overcome by this present invention, which consists of a globevalve in which the nut and stuing-box for Y the valve-stem are made one, the same as in the ordinary globe-valve, but the nut instead ot' `bein g provided with a screw-thread on its outer surface is turned oft' smooth and fitted into a socket in the body or shell of the globevalve, and it is held down by means of a cap fitting over the outside of the nut and socket in such a manner that when said cap is unscrewed the friction of the spindle in the stuffing-box prevents the same from turning in the nut and the valve can be ground with the greatest ease and precision, the nut itself turning with it and forming the guide during the operation of grinding.

A represents the body or shell of a globevalve made of brass, composition, or any other suitable material. B is the valve, which is cast or otherwise made solid with the stem C, and it is ground down in the seat D, so as to make an air or steam tight joint. The valvestem is Vprovided with a screw-thread, a, which screws into the nut b, and the upper portion of this nut forms a stuffing-box, c, which is lilled with suitable packing held in place by a cap, d, as clearly shown in Fig; 1, and. precisely in the same manner as in globe-valves of the ordinary construction.

The inner .end ofthe nut b, instead-of being J provided'on its outer surface with a screwthread, is turned off smooth and fitted nicely into thesocket e of the shell A, and said nut is provided with a flange which projects over the edge of the socket, as clearly shown in the drawings. A cap, f, which ts over the outside ot the nut and Ilange, is provided on its inner circumference with a screw-thread to screw on a corresponding screw-thread on the outside of the socket. By screwing this cap down the nut b is rendered rigid with the shell, andthe valve opens and closes in the ordinary manner. It the valve isA to be ground, the cap f is unscrewed, and the 'vaive, fini- 9er prevented from turning inthe nut by the frlcvtion ot' the stein in the stutiing-boxtgncan be ground down with the greatest pI'GiSlOTl- The nut b, fitting in the socket e, forms a guide during the operation of grinding, and the cap f, being screwed over the outside of the socket 1 e, strengthens the llatter and obviates stretching the thread, as al1 valves are apt to do when thenut is screwed inside the globe, and, furthermore, said cap being properly fitted over the nut, assists materially in grinding the valve to its seat accurately.

I claim as new and desire to szjeure by Letters Patent- A globe-valve in which thenut and stufingbox for the valve-stem are made of one piece or rigidly connected thesanie as in an ordinary globe-valve,but the 11ut,instead of being provided ou'its outer surface with a screwthread, is turned oi' smooth and tted in the socket of the shell, Where it is held by a. cap, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

- F. LUNKENHEIMER.

Witnesses:

" AJOHN W. FIDLEE,

THOMAS AITKEN. 

